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词条 Tony Griffin
释义

  1. College

  2. Inter-county career

     Honours 

  3. Cycle For Cancer

     Autobiography 

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox GAA player
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| name = Tony Griffin
| irish =
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| sport = Hurling
| code = Hurling
| county = Clare
| province = Munster
| clposition = Corner Forward
| club = Ballyea
| clyears = 1999-present
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty = 1
| clprovince = 1
| clubs =
| col = NUI Galway
| colyears =
| fitz =
| counties = Clare
| icposition = Corner-forward
| icyears = 2002-2009
| icapps(points) = 33 (10-66)
| icprovince = 0
| icallireland = 0
| nhl = 0
| allstars = 1
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| birth_place=Ballyea, County Clare
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1981|1|11|df=yes}}
}}Tony Griffin is a former inter-country Gaelic hurling player who retired from that in November 2009.[1][2]

College

He played for NUI Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]

Inter-county career

In 2000, he was called up to the Clare intercounty team under Ger Loughnane.

Honours

In 2006 Griffin was inducted into the GAA All-Star team in the Left Corner Forward position. He had been nominated for an All-Star in twice previously in 2004 & 2005.

On 16 November 2009, Griffin retired from inter-county hurling with Clare, citing a lack of 'confidence in the current management structure' as one of the main reasons for doing so.[1]

Cycle For Cancer

In 2007, Tony took a year out of hurling to do a cycle across Canada in memory of his father Jerome who died from cancer.

Autobiography

In June 2010 he released his autobiography titled Screaming At The Sky.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/1116/clare.html|title=Griffin quits Banner hurling |date=2009-11-16|work=RTÉ Sport|accessdate=2009-11-16|quote=Tony Griffin has retired from inter-county hurling ... citing a lack of ‘confidence in the current management structure’ as one of the main reasons for doing so}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/column-tony-griffin-clare-sport-retire-519454-Jul2012/|title=Column: What becomes of an athlete after they retire?|publisher=The42|accessdate=28 January 2016|quote=Griffin retired from hurling in 2009}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://clarechampion.ie/major-clare-influence-on-nuig-fitzgibbon-campaign/|title=Major Clare influence on NUIG Fitzgibbon campaign|work=The Clare Champion|date=|archiveurl=http://clarechampion.ie/major-clare-influence-on-nuig-fitzgibbon-campaign/|archivedate=19 November 2017}}

External links

  • Tony Griffin Foundation
{{Clare Hurling Team 2002}}{{2006 Hurling All Stars}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Tony}}

5 : 1981 births|Living people|Ballyea hurlers|Clare inter-county hurlers|NUI Galway hurlers

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